diff --git a/environments/enable-legacy-telemetry.yaml b/environments/enable-legacy-telemetry.yaml
index e773991a6b..468a5f4644 100644
--- a/environments/enable-legacy-telemetry.yaml
+++ b/environments/enable-legacy-telemetry.yaml
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ resource_registry:
   OS::TripleO::Services::ComputeCeilometerAgent: ../deployment/ceilometer/ceilometer-agent-compute-container-puppet.yaml
 
 parameter_defaults:
-  GnocchiRbdPoolName: 'metrics'
-  GnocchiBackend: 'rbd'
+  # uncomment the next two lines when using ceph
+  # GnocchiRbdPoolName: 'metrics'
+  # GnocchiBackend: 'rbd'
   GnocchiArchivePolicy: 'high'
   CeilometerEnableGnocchi: true
   ManagePipeline: true